32, Ge, Germanium, 锗, 72.59
All of Germanium is divided into three parts. One part is inhabited by the Belgae, another by the Aquitani, and the third by those who are called Celts in their own language, and Gauls in ours. Eh? What? Are you sure? Well? never mind. I’ll just start over.
整个锗被分成三个部分。居住在第一块的是比利其人，第二块是阿奎塔尼人，第三块的居民在他们自己的语言里叫“凯尔特人”，我们则称为高卢人。呃？什么？你确定吗？好吧，算了。我这就重新开始。
The Germanium is a beautiful flower. It belongs to the genus Pelargonium, and is native to South Africa. Widely grown as a house and bedding plant, many varieties have showy flowers. Others are grown for their scented leaves. The native American wild germanium or crane’s-bill belongs to ?
锗是一种漂亮的花。天竺葵属，原产非洲南部。广泛作为房屋装饰或婚礼用花被人们所种植，多个变种都有艳丽的花朵。还有一些因为叶子有香味而被种植。美洲本地的野锗属于陇牛儿苗科？
Oh, come on now! No, no, I’ll take your word for it. No, really, it’s fine. I’m a professional. I can work through this.
哦，拜托！不，别，我会记住你的话的。不，真的，没问题。我是专业的。我能干好这个。
Germanium is a free and independent republic inhabited entirely by virulent microbes. The ruling smallpox party has been in power ever since the downfall of the flu faction following the broad-spectrum antibiotics scandal of 1998. It was founded in 1665 by a colony of plague bacilli seeking asylum from political persecution in Britain. Oh, God.
锗是一个由有毒微生物完全居住的自由独立的共和国。流感党随着1998年广谱抗生素的发明而衰落，天花党在其之后开始执政。1665年，一群鼠疫杆菌遭受英国当局的迫害，在这里建立了殖民地。哦，天啊。
Really, this is too much. I’m trying to work here! Is a little cooperation too much to ask for? Well, I guess it must be.
真的，这太过了。我正试着在这工作呢！帮一点点忙就这么难吗？好吧。我猜是这样。
Okay, cleansing breath. Visualize a peaceful lake at dawn. Shake out those limbs. Release that tension. I’m okay now.
好吧，深呼吸。想象一下，黎明之中有一片平静的湖泊。伸展四肢。不要紧张。我现在没事了。
The radical feminist, Germanium Greer ? All right! That’s it. Is this personal with you? Are you doing this to persecute me? Have I harmed you in some way? Then why are you behaving like this? No, I don’t think that’s it at all. I think you’re…
那个极端女权主义者，是叫锗·格里尔是吧？好吧！就是这个了。这是因为个人仇恨吗？你是在用这个骚扰我吗？我冒犯过你吗？不然你为什么要这么做？不，我猜完全不是这么一回事。我猜你是……？
Yes, yes, I understand. All right. Yes, I will. And you, in turn, will try to be a little more cooperative, yes? Okay, then, one more try.
啊，对，没鲁，我懂了。对。没问题，我知道了。不过话说回来，你呢，试着配合一个，好吧？好，那么，咱们再来一次。
Germanium is an element. Is that correct? It is an element, right? Yes?
锗是一种元素。对吧？是种元素吧？喂喂？
Really! So I can continue without fear of further interruptions? Good. I certainly hope so. The name is derived from the English word germane, meaning closely related to or pertinent. This is because, unlike other elements, germanium is not composed of neutrons and protons and electrons, but rather of pure relevance. What? Wrong, am I? By golly,
真的？！那我就能继续了，你不会再来打扰我了？好。我正盼着这个呢。“锗”的名字来自于英语单词“germane”，意思是关系密切。这是因为，呃，和其他元素不同，锗不是由中子、质子还有电子这些物理条件组合而成的，而是纯粹由“相关性”这一哲学概念构成的。什么？又错了，我？我去。
I’ll wrong you! Well, just what did you expect me to say? Really. Really. Really. Well, if that’s what you want, that’s what you’ll get. Don’t worry about my feelings!
我看错你了！好吧，你想让我说什么好？真的。真的。真的。好吧，你怎么想，我就怎么说。别顾及我的感受了！
Germanium is a rare, grey, brittle metallic element, somewhat resembling lead and tin. It is normally tetravalent, and is used in transistors, high-powered photoelectric eyes, and, with silicon, in lenses for infrared equipment. Certain people would have you believe that it is not divided into three parts, that it is neither a flower nor a republic nor
a feminist, and that it is in no way relevant.
锗是一种稀有的灰白易碎的金属元素，肉眼看上去像是铅或者锡。通常状态下锗为四价化合物，可用于电视晶体管、大功率的光电传感器，还可以和硅一起做红外设备的摄像头。当然，人们会想方设法让你相信这东西不会分成三块区域、也不一一种花，也不是一个国家或某个女权主义者，更没有什么“相关性”之类的哲学意义。
Others of us know better.
我们当中的某些人总以为他们懂的更多。
注：日耳曼（Germani）；天竺葵（geranium）；杰梅茵·格里尔（Germaine Greer）